NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

New Jersey Nets122–127Houston Rockets

New Jersey Nets at Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday 3 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 11th meetingof 108 played

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bernard King	40:00	8–15	5–8	—	—	4	9	2	0	3	3	21
John Williamson	33:00	10–17	3–3	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	6	23
Phil Jackson	28:00	4–6	2–2	—	—	3	5	0	0	1	5	10
Eric Money	27:00	4–12	3–4	—	—	1	6	1	0	0	3	11
Jan van Breda Kolff	25:00	4–4	4–4	—	—	3	0	1	1	0	2	12
Wilson Washington	21:00	7–11	2–2	—	—	3	2	1	2	1	2	16
Eddie Jordan	21:00	3–8	0–0	—	—	1	4	3	0	0	1	6
Al Skinner	15:00	4–6	5–5	—	—	2	3	1	0	5	2	13
George Johnson	15:00	1–5	0–0	—	—	5	1	1	0	1	5	2
Tim Bassett	8:00	0–0	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Winford Boynes	7:00	3–7	2–2	—	—	2	0	2	0	1	0	8
Team totals	240:00	48–91	26–30	0	0	26	32	13	3	14	31	122

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Moses Malone	44:00	7–8	13–17	—	—	17	2	—	2	11	3	27
Rick Barry	42:00	12–18	4–5	—	—	5	6	4	0	4	2	28
Mike Newlin	37:00	8–14	5–6	—	—	2	9	—	0	2	3	21
Calvin Murphy	36:00	9–14	9–10	—	—	4	7	—	0	3	5	27
Rudy Tomjanovich	28:00	8–11	1–2	—	—	4	2	—	0	1	3	17
Robert Reid	22:00	1–5	3–4	—	—	6	4	—	1	2	5	5
Dwight Jones	15:00	1–3	0–0	—	—	1	2	—	2	2	2	2
Slick Watts	12:00	0–0	0–0	—	—	1	2	—	0	0	2	0
Alonzo Bradley	4:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1	0
Team totals	240:00	46–74	35–44	0	0	40	34	4	5	25	26	127

This season

Houston Rockets 3, Brooklyn Nets 1 in NBA 1978-79.

18 Oct 1978New Jersey Nets 87–139 Houston Rockets
20 Dec 1978Houston Rockets 108–105 New Jersey Nets
3 Jan 1979122–127 this game
18 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 124–126 New Jersey Nets

Records going in

New Jersey Nets: 17–17
Houston Rockets: 19–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 68, Brooklyn Nets 40.

20 Dec 1978Houston Rockets 108–105 New Jersey Nets
18 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 124–126 New Jersey Nets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.